Afrozomus machadoi is a species of arachnid belonging to the family Hubbardiidae in the order Schizomida, which are commonly known as short-tailed whip scorpions. It is the only identified species in the genus Afrozomus.[2][3]

Afrozomus machadoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Subfamily: Hubbardiinae
Genus: Afrozomus
Species:
A. machadoi
Binomial name
Afrozomus machadoi
Synonyms[1]

Schizomus machodoi Lawrence, 1958

Distribution and habitat

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The species can be found throughout Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.[1] They live in termite mounds, which likely provide Afrozomus machadoi with its food source.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lawrence, Reginald Fredrick (1958). Whipscorpions (Uropygi) from Angola, the Belgian Congo and Mossambique. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, Serviços Culturais. pp. 69–79.
  2. ^ "Oldstyle id: 44b5f64eec19f2e798900ca92e37a7a6". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
  3. ^ "Afrozomus machadoi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  4. ^ Beccaloni, Jan (2009). Arachnids. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-520-26140-2.
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